Michelle is just like her husband when it comes to control. She started out with the exercise program which was a great idea, but then somehow became the leading authority on school lunches. Phew!
Olivia - take this the right way, please? Sorry, I am tired and really sad and heading to a funeral in the morning, so might be a little brusque.
What is the difference? Mandating exercise or mandating healthy eating? From this end, they both look exactly the same. One of the democrat assholes - I can't remember who off hand - said your kids are not your kids.
That is truth. They are not yours. You just get the joy and pleasure of them for a very short time. Then they pull away like a damned rocket, leaving you behind to watch with fondness and love. Sometimes - if you are really lucky - you get to borrow other kids for a bit. Pass on a few words. Watch for them, worry about them, protect them. Then they are gone.
We all want what is best for children. If you are missing that impulse then the problem is in the mirror (and yeah - you are most definitely not). Should kids exercise? Yep. They should run, fall, skip, fight, be blurs in the playground or the park. Should they eat well? Hell yes! You don't grow muscle, strong bone and elastic joints on KFC!
There are parents who consider their kids something between a paycheck and a particularly annoying pet. A heck of a lot of them - sad to say - will listen to Michelle Obama, because of her skin color. Some do good whitey tries it, forget it. So - this once - I am cutting a little slack. Yes, her diet is terrible. Kids don't want to eat their peas. It is neither imaginative or fun, terribly prescriptive and over controlling.
It is better than the alternative. I have seen the alternative. It ain't pretty.